ABSORPTION — The uptake of water or dissolved chemicals by a cell or an organism (as tree roots absorb dissolved nutrients in …Environmental Engineering English vocabulary

ABSORPTION — In the transmission of electrical, electromagnetic, or acoustic signals, the conversion of the transmitted energy into another form, usually thermal. …Telecommunication Standard Terms English vocab

ABSORPTION — noun (i) action of taking a liquid into a solid; (ii) taking substances into the body, such as proteins or …English Dictionary of Medicine

ABSORPTION — The process in which incident radiant energy is retained by a substance. The absorbed radiation is then transformed into molecular …Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary